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McOooK WEEKLY VOLUME III. - . " ' ' ' MeCOOK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 18 , 1884. NUMBER 16. t BUSINESS DIRECTORY. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE McCook , Nebraska. 0. L. UWO , Befltter. 0. P. BASCOCE , Bcecivcr. OFFICE Houus : From 9 A. M. to 12 M. , and 1 to 4 P. M. , mountain time. J. E. COCHRAN , ATTORNEY AT LAW , HcCOOE , BED 7T1LLOW COTOTY , KE3. Practice in any Courts of the state and Kan- Hag , and the government Land Ofllco of this $ District , and before the Land Department at Washington. Satisfaction guaranteed , nnd terms reasonable. Ofllco 1st door south ot the f , U. S. Land Office. 2-28. ; JENNINGS & STARBUCK , ATTOKNEYS AT LAW , MCCOOK , - - NEBRASKA. % Will Klvc special nttentlon to the practice of law , and making collections. { 3 ? 0fflce Secondblucknorth of depot , 2 doors north Green's drug store. 2-22. PAGE T. FEANCIS , COUNTY SURVEYOR , Red Willow County. Keeps cortifled plats of all lands in the Hitchcock land district. Special attention Klveit to all such business. Correspondence solicited. 2-2J. B. -TOWNE , . LAND AGENT , McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA , Docs nGcncrnl Land Business in the Me- COOK LAND DISTRICT , NEBRASKA , nnd also in the OBERLIN LAND DISTRICT , KANSAS. S. H. COLYIN , Notary Public & Justice Peace. Pension papers carefully filled out and col lections promptly attended to. Office , 2d door east of THE TRIBUNE office. L. LEE JOHNSON , M. D. , PHYSICIAN & SURGEON , Gridnito Helical Boputneat fcirersity eostcr. Office at Metropolitan Drug Store , where he cun be found when not protcssionully enuapr- ,1 cd. Residence , corner of Jefferson and Madison - ison streets. DR. Z. L. KAY , a PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON , McCOOK , - - JTEBHASKA. E TOffice at Churchill House. DR. A. J. WILLEY , SURGEON B. & M. Railroad. [ OFFICE AT B. & 31. rHAKMACV , ] McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA. A. T. GATEWOOD , SURGEON DENTIST. [ OFFICE ATjMcCOOK HOTEL. ] 53 ? Prescrvatien of the teeth a specialty. JOHN F. COLLINS , CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER , McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA. Jobbing will reccl\ prompt attention at my shop on Dcnnlson St. , opposite McCook House. Plans and specifications furnished If desired. C. L. NETTLETON , Superintendent Public Instruction Teachers' Examinations at Indianola on the third Saturday of every month , commencing at 9 o'clock , A. M. 25-tf. W. M. SANDERSON , HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER , McCooK , - NEBRASKA. 55yAll work guaranteed. Give me a call. WILLIAM MdNTYKE , CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER OF LONG EXPERIENCE. All work warrante'd. All material furnished if desired. Work done on short notice. Painters , Cramers , Paper Hangers McCOOK , 2-36. NEBRASKA. "Designs furnished for CelllnR Decorations. cither in paper or Fresco Painting. JSTEW BARBER SHOP. JACKSON TUBES Has opened up a Earlier Shop on West Dcnnlson Street , SlcCook , Neb. , where lie Is able to do ShaInjr , Hair Dressing , etc. , nt all tlmco. Lndles nnd child ren's hair dressing n specialty. Call nnd become acquainted : JACKSON TUBES. A. C. TOWNE , , REAL ESTATE AGENT. McCOOK , - NEBRASKA. Has for sale Deeded LnndB , Timber Claims and Homesteads. Also , will locate parties on Govern ment Land. i wan ted for TlieLhesof all the 'Presidents of the U. S. The AGENTS largest , handsomest best hook " "ever sold for less than twice our price. The fastest selling book In America. Immense profits to agents. All Intelligent people want It. Any one can become a successful agent. Terms free. HALLETT HOOK CO. , Portland , ilalne. 2-33. CITY BAKERY. A. PROBST &BRO. PROPRIETORS. WE KEEP ON HAND' BREAD , PIES & CAKES , GRAHAM BREAD. Cakes Made on Order. Lunch Room in connection , where you can get hot coffee , etc. Paragon Drug Store PURE DRUGS In Endless Variety ! ALL THE STANDARD Patent Medicines , * T-n---- . Paints , Oils , Window Glass , all sizes , Cigars and Tobacco , Wall PaperBooksand Stationery - ery , Beading Matter , School Books , Slates , Pencils , Toilet Articles , Pure Wines and Li quors , for medical purposes , and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class Drug Store. Dr. GREEN. Saddles f Harness , [ OPPOSITE HOTEL OX THE HILL. ] Manufacturer and Dealer In SADDLES , HARNESS , . BRIDLES , COLLARS , BRUSHES , COMBS , WHIPS. Stock Saddles , Cow-Boy out fits , and Spurs. * R. H. HAMILTON. BARBBRSHOP , _ Go to A. P. Sharp's for 'FIRST-CLASS SHAVE or HAIR CUT , HOT AND COLD BATHS OIT SHOET NOTICE. Ladies' and Children's Hair Dressing a specialty. FACTS REGARDING Dr. Harm's ' Iroa HEALTH and VIGOR -SOUTH ! In all tlio = e disease. * rc'jiilrlngactrtalnawl etflcIeiifJOMC. l > < \Vantot . especially > siiep > Appetite. Imllpfs- llou , l. ck of btn-iiL-tli , do. . Us use Is marked .si Hi liiiiiiuill.ite and t oniliniil jL-Milts. Hones , mu-clus and nerve * rci < ltncn force. Eulnms tlie mind and supplies Unitit pnwi-r. ! A E5B ? 5 suffering Jrom all complaints hlLffa & $ $ peculiar to tlielrswcw 111 fini ! In BU. HAttTEB.'S IRON TONIC a Mite anil * ju i ily cure. It Rives a He ir and hwltliy coiupk-.t Ion Tic stroncess t ' * ' ! monv to 5he raluc in ln. 7iTiu : * * IlKisToMiHiiTlri : | tieiit : > tUMitt $ .it coiinlerfitlncli.ui - oiilv r.'lili-i ] in tin | > .i.nbr- ) Hv-ortlieorUiii.il. lf\mi r.-trt'isilj ic ! ri' In Utl do i.iftciperimpnt pi'tilie > KIOINAL.\MI H- . ' year address toTho III. . rterJJc'I ff > CSao'i . Me. . < o- our "DnSAM BOOH. " S FuKof stranse Mill fni iti onnniirn.fn- , ' DR. HARTuR'3 iKOti TON C IS FOH S/SLE tit t\\ . DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS EVERYV.HERE. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington , I > . C. , Sept. 15. ' 84. From "Watkius Glen , described in my letter of last week , your correspondent pendent took the famous Lcliigh Val ley route to New York , and it is cer tainly one of the most picturesque and attractive railway journej'S to be en joyed in this country. Soon after leaving Elmira the beautiful Susque- hanua River is reached , and for a con siderable distance the route is along its banks , through as fine a country as the sun shines upon. But it is after passing Pittston and Wilkesbarre , and climbing the mountain beyond , that the real exciting interest of the route commences. The view of Wy oming Valley from the summit of "Wilkesbarre mountain is equalled by few landscapes to be seen anywhere. Near this point a new summer hotel has been erected , making a very at tractive resort for families from New York and Philadelphia as well as from I the towns nearer by. It is called the Glen Summit House , and has accom modations for about five hundred guests. From this point we go down the other side of the mountain info the Lehigh Valley , more truly pictur- 1 , esque than any other I know of and more nearly resembling a ride through 1 the canons of the iiocky Mountains. , I Before reaching the New Jersey line the route passes through the thriving towns of Mauch Chunk , Bethlehem , Easton , Phillipsburg , Allentown and others. To see Mauch Chunk and the famous switch back railroad was one of the inducements to me to take this trip , and my eager curiosity was in no wise disappointed. Mauch Chunk is a prosperous town of about 8,000 in habitants , and is probably as much visited during1 the summer season as any other resort , Niagara Falls and TTatkins Glen not excepted. It is most peculiarly situated , and appears to have slid down from some place above until it couldn't slide and fur ther and then stopped to take a rest on the right bank on the Lehigh Riv er. The place is termed the "Switz erland of America" not without good reason. Appleton's "Picturesque America" says Mauch Chunk is doubtless the most truly picturesque town in the Union , but I think it is about a tie between it and Central City , Colo. , though the surroundings of the latter present a more barren aspect. The great attraction at Mauch Chunk is the wonderful switch back railroad. It is doubtful if such an exciting ride can be enjoyed any where else in the world. The cars g used are the ordinary open observation - , tion cars , and the motive power is for the most part gravity. At the start when the word "go ahead" is given _ the brakes are let off and the car runs a few hundred yards down grade to the foot of Mount Pisgah. Here the cable is attached and the car witli its load of human is freight pulled quick- ly up an inclined plane at an angle of about fiorty-five degrees. "Were the machinery to brpak , one feels that his j life would hardly be worth looking 1 after , and in this way the ride is mighty "exhilarating. " But great as the danger of this part of it at first appears , it is nothing compared to the greater danger of the ride which fol lows down a steep grade and around sharp curves over a rough track and at a speed which makes one's hair stand on end. There is no engine and no power of any kind attached noth ing but the brakes , and these were , apparently , not made to use , for the car is allowed to run mad , increasing its velocity every rod. After a run of eight miles , in which the breath has * * been taken from every passenger on o board , there is another ascent of an inclined plane to the summit of Mount Jefferson by means of the stationary engine and cable , as before. Then after halt of minutes a twenty-five at r the "Summit Hill" starion , the return . ti is made down around the side of the mountain nine miles to the place of starling. After one has passed safely' $ over this road he can better enjoy its excitement in retrospect , but while in transit the excitement is almost too intense for most people- And after all it is a question whether it is not flying in the face of clanger to pay § 1 for such a ride. Two or three hundred yards from Summit Hill station is what is known as the Burning Mine , and a dozen or more small boys hang around the sta tion to offer themselves as guides. This burning mine is recently excit ing considerable alarm in Mauch Chunk. It is feared the town is doom ed. The coal beds covering an area of many acres are on fire and gradu ally burning nearer and nearer. These subterranean fires have been raging for fifty years , and thousands of dollars lars have been expended in the en deavor to extinguish them. Smoke conies out of the ground and crevices of the rocks at various places , and at some points the heat is intense. The ground , sinks in from time to time as the coal is consumed , resembling the effects of a tremendous earthquake. "Whether or no any other harms ever conies from it , these fires will destroy millions of dollars worth of coal. DOM PEDKO. IT is developed that Mcrosini , fath er of the handsome and accomplished girl who eloped the other day with the family coachman , has always kept his daughters in the strictest seclusion , so far as regards the society of the other sex. The young lady had reach ed the mature age of twenty-five with out ever a flirtation , or a sly pressure of the hand , or the gentle titilation of the heart , or a rush of blood to the suffused cheek. So that when the good looking coachman ventured upon sonie of these little liberties the sen sation was so new and delightful that the giddy creature thought he was the. nicest fellow in the world , whereas he was exceedingly common-place , and she would have seen through him if she had not been kept by her father in such dense ignorance of the world. Topics. Ax inquisitive old gent poked his head in a printing office door , and asked "Who is dead ? " The man at the wheel answere'd , "Nobody that I heard of. " "What is the crape on the door for ? " The boss then went out and found that the "Dovil" had hung the job office towel on the door-knob while he chased a lame pigeon down the alley. Ax item says that in Arctic explor ations America is four miles and eighteen deaths ahead. America is bound to be ahead , you know , and what's eighteen deaths , considering ] that we got four miles nearer the North Pole than ever Johnny Bull , did. Whoop ! Josn BILLINGS says : "There is one thiiiir about a hen that looks like wis- O doni. ] They don't cackle much until after they have laid their egg. Sum pholks are ahvuz a bragging and kackling what they are going to do before-hand. : A MICHIGAN girl wrote to a locomotive FAN F motive manufactory saying that if it didn't cost too much she would like FI to buy one of their new spark arrest ers and see how it worked. I LIFE is like a harness. There are traces of cares , lines of trouble , bits of good fortunes , breaches of good nfaimers , bridled tongues , and every body has a tug to pull through. BY a new electric headlight for lo comotives thirty-three telegraph poles can be counted ahead of the engine on a dark night. Thirty-three poles cover about one mile. AN English scientist says that the wings of the common fly vibrate at the rate of 330 strokes per second , and those cf the mosquito about 2,000 times. HEXUY "VV. SAHE has given over 400,000 to Cornell University. W. C. LaTOURETTE , UDEALEK IXII- HARDWARE , STOVES , QUEENSWARE. AGRICUTURAL IMPLEMENTS , BARBED WIRE. The Largest Stock and Lowest Prices in Red Willow County. CALL ! i AND BE CONVINCED. Sign of BIG AX. Two Doors North of Menard's Store. Me COOK - NEBRASKA. ' LYTLE BROS. , -GENERAL DEALERS IX- HARDWARE STOVES AND TINWARE , , Agricultural Implements and Barb Wire , HEADQUARTERS FOR The Celebrated Bain Wagon The Best Wagon in the Market MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF Tin , Sheet-Iron 3d Copperware By Practical and Experienced Workmen , Promptly and Neatly Executed. Corner Store , Opposite Citizen's Bank , McCOOK. NEBRASKA. M. PHARMACY. B. % , . . HAVE IN STOCK A LINE OF FINE TOILET AETICLES , Combs , Brushes , Perfumery , Extracts , Etc. WINES AND LIQUORS Will be sold only in cases of sickness , and then only 011 Physician's Prescription. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded , Day or Night. Doctor's Choice , America's Finest Five Cent Cigar. . McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA , THE CITIZEN'S BANK OF McCOOK DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Collections made on all accessible points. Drafts drawn directly on the principal cities of Europe. Taxes paid for Non-Residents. i Money to loan on Farming Lands , Village and personal property. Fire Insurance a specialty. Tickets for Sale to and from Europe , . . C02EESPOCT2HT3I - W. DOLAX. President. First National Bank , Lincoln , Neb. V. FRANKLIN. Vice President. . . . . Chase National Bank , New York. W. F. WALLACE. Cashier.
